A Flight in Fire was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan in 2018 through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Kassandra returned to Dyme to spend some time with her son Elpidios, but shortly after nightfall, the Order of the Ancients attacked the village. She rushed back to the village to repel the invasion and protect Natakas and Elpidios.
Kassandra and Darius mounted horses and galloped back to Dyme. Kassandra's thoughts remained fixated on Elpidios.
They drew near the village and could see the flames raging through the streets.
They entered the village, and Kassandra yelled out for her child.
Kassandra was not the only one desperate to find their family.
Kassandra and Darius reached the main square.
Kassandra approached the main square and witnessed Order soldiers putting her neighbors to the sword. Darius charged past her, and she followed him into the main square. There, they saw a man clad in the armor of Persian elites. He turned to address them.
Kassandra recognized him as Orontas, whom she last saw surrendering himself to the Tempest's soldiers in Achaia.
Darius interrupted, having immediately recognized Orontas for who he truly was, despite thirty years of aging since they last met.
Amorges turned his back to them and set his sights on their house at the top of the hill.
Kassandra glanced up at the house, then screamed in pure rage and marched forward.
Some Order soldiers brandished their weapons, but she and Darius killed them with a single thrust of theirs.
The Order attacked en masse, but Kassandra's fury drove her forward. Darius backed her up.
Kassandra killed one soldier.
She ran through the village, calling out to the soldiers burning and butchering their way through.
After carving through the Order soldiers, Kassandra reached her hilltop home and reunited with Natakas and Elpidios. Darius caught up to her and quickly addressed Natakas.
Natakas touched his forehead to his father's.
Natakas made to leave. Before Kassandra could follow, Darius grabbed hold of her arm.
They clasped their forearms in agreement.
Kassandra took her leave to escort Natakas and Elpidios.
Before they could get down the hill, Order soldiers caught up to them.
The soldiers took their positions to surround Kassandra as Natakas escaped with their son.
She killed all of them. Afterwards, she proceeded down the hill towards the path to the mine shaft, which three Order soldiers had stationed themselves along. She assassinated the first one.
She then assassinated the second.
She assassinated the third and final soldier overlooking the ladder down into the shaft.
Kassandra descended into the cave and emerged onto the beach.
She rejoined them.
As she prepared the boat, Natakas' thoughts turned to his father.
Kassandra stood silently and looked back towards the village. She knew what she had to do.
Elsewhere, Darius laid an ambush from a treetop on an Order patrol. Unfortunately, he had only managed to stealthily assassinate two soldiers before an elite anticipated his strike and repelled him, as the remaining soldiers surrounded him.
Darius drew his weapons and prepared for his last stand.
Darius attempted to fight the entire patrol, but the Immortals choreographed their attacks and quickly disarmed him, knocking him to his knees before he could dispatch a single one. As the dual-wielding Immortal prepared to deliver the killing blow, Kassandra charged into battle and killed her way through the patrol.
She killed the remaining rank-and-file soldiers before one Immortal faced her by himself. He fired poison arrows and struck at her with daggers. After dealing significant wounds, he retreated and the other Immortal took to the field, ordering fire to be rained down on the battlefield.
Kassandra dodged the volley. While the other Immortal wielded a blunt and shield, she managed to critically wound him as well. They called for more arrows.
They rained fire arrows all over the field as the first Immortal rejoined his brother to fight her simultaneously. She eventually finished off one of them.
She finished off the other brother.
As the Immortals drew their last breaths, Darius came to. Kassandra helped him to his feet.
Kassandra realized that his absence meant this battle was all a part of Amorges' plan.
Darius also realized Amorges' gambit.
The two hurried back to the cave leading to the beach. Kassandra leapt to the bottom of the shaft.
Before she was halfway through the cave, she could see smoke and flames on the beach.
She stepped out of the cave the beach.
She stepped onto the beach frantically scanning for her son.
Out of the corner of her eye she gasped as she saw Natakas laying dead in the sand.
She knelt down and placed her hands on his shoulders.
Natakas remained motionless.
Darius arrived behind her.
He realized who she was crouched over, and he fell to his knees in utter despair.
Darius arrived behind Kassandra and saw his son's body interred in the sand. He fell to his knees in utter despair.
The following morning, smoke continued to rise over the ruins of Dyme. Kassandra knelt before the memorial prepared for Natakas on the grounds of their home, which was still intact. Kassandra winced and stood while Darius stared coldly into the sunrise.
Kassandra's voice began to crack.
Kassandra turned her grief into anger at Darius.
Because Kassandra broke her promise to keep their family safe, Darius refused to join forces with her. He simply shook his head and started off after Amorges, leaving her behind.
Kassandra's eyes began to well up. She yelled after him.
Darius paused, then gave a morose answer.
Darius left. Kassandra knelt before the memorial to convey her thoughts to Natakas.
Darius left without another word. Kassandra knelt before Natakas' memorial to swear revenge on the Order.
As she surveyed the ruins of her home village, Kassandra shook her head at the devastation. Barnabas approached her and offered his condolences.
He turned to survey the damage.
He pointed to a ballista the Order had used to rain fire on the village.
Kassandra fought back her grief and steeled herself.
She turned to look over the Istion Valley once more as Ikaros soared overhead. The final chapter of her legacy began in earnest.
Amorges, who had presented himself to Kassandra as Orontas, personally led the Order of the Ancients to raze Dyme. Her attempts to repel the Order ended in failure; the village was burned with many of its residents killed, Darius almost died at the hands of The Immortals—Amorges' chief enforcers in the Order of Dominion—and most importantly of all, Natakas was murdered and Elpidios kidnapped. Darius severed ties with Kassandra and took off after Amorges alone. Barnabas revealed that the siege weapons used were produced in Messenia, giving Kassandra a lead to pursue Amorges.
